Guinness Worl Record

The largest gingerbread house in the world came in at 35.8 million calories. It covered an area of 2,520 square feet, or nearly the size of a tennis court. It was approximately 60 feet long, 42 feet wide, 20 feet high and 39,201 cubic feet. The gingerbread house was built in Bryan Texas, 90 miles northwest of Houston, and has been declared the largest gingerbread house ever by Guinness World Records on November 30, 2013.

The house was built by the Traditions Club near Texas A&M University to help raise money for a trauma center at the regional St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Visitors going to see the house were able to meet Santa Claus, in exchange for a donation to St Joseph’s Hospital in order to raise money to build a new trauma center.

The recipe is simple. Mix 1,800 pounds of butter, 2,925 pounds of brown sugar, 7,200 eggs, 7,200 pounds all-purpose flour, 1,080 ounces ground ginger and a few other ingredients, bake and form into panels for mounting.

The bakers tried to cut back on the butter and baking soda as much as possible to help the gingerbread better stand up to the weather.

The edible and aromatic panels, icing and candy were mounted over the wooden frame and stood up to the Texas sun as well as a few storms until it was dismantled. 

“One problem we did not anticipate was bees on warm days,” Horton said. “They have been coming over, getting so much sugar and stumbling around like they are drunk. But no one has gotten stung.”

OK all you Texans, did you go see the Guinness World Record gingerbread house back in 2013?

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